Three charged with aggravated assault

Clyde Haskel Brunson, 44, of Midland was being held Tuesday on $75,000 bonds for second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Clyde Haskel Brunson, 44, of Midland was being held Tuesday on $75,000 bonds for second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Clyde Haskel Brunson, 44, of Midland was being held Tuesday on $75,000 bonds for second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Clyde Haskel Brunson, 44, of Midland was being held Tuesday on $75,000 bonds for second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Photo: Midland County Sheriff’s Office

Three charged with aggravated assault

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Three men were arrested Sunday after allegedly assaulting a man, according to court documents.

Clyde Haskel Brunson, 44, of Midland; Jonathan Marrufo, 25, of Odessa; and Joseph Sylvester Portillo, 35, of Midland were being held Tuesday on $75,000 bonds for second-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Portillo was also being held on a $500 bond for a Class B misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana.

Midland police were dispatched to a motel at about 4:50 p.m. Sunday in reference to a disturbance with weapons.

Brunson got out of a vehicle and tackled a man to the ground, according to his arrest affidavit. Brunson used his closed fist to hit the man in the ribs and side of his face, according to his arrest affidavit.

When the man started to gain control of the altercation, the vehicle’s other occupants —identified as Marrufo and Portillo — began hitting the man, according to the affidavit.

Marrufo allegedly used nunchucks to strike the him his back and head. Also during the incident, Portillo struck the man one time with his fist, according to the affidavit.

The man had injuries to his face, head, hands, back and shoulder, according to the affidavit.

If convicted of second-degree felony charges, the men could face up to 20 years imprisonment.